St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-04
SOCIETY's DOINGS.
A HEARTY WELCOME.

st. Pauf' was the reception gwen Dy
Mrs. J. J. Parker yesterday afternoon In
honor of, or rather for, Mrs. Louis Z.
HAY. The rain, snow and sluSh of
Yesterday afternoon did not deter
15O of the society ladies of the city from
turning out and giving Mrs. Hay most
cordial and hearty welcome into st.
Paul society. The residence of MIR.
Parker was tastefully decorated with
bouquets of American roses, the tables
in the dining-rOOm each having large
bouquets of these beautiful flowers
p as center pieces. Mrs. Parker was as
sisted in receiving by Mrs. Gilman,
Miss Forepaugh and Mrs. Louis Z.
Hay. Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Strickland,
Mrs. Milton Griggs and Mrs. Ran
ney assisted i'll entertaining the
guests, presiding over the differ
ent tables in the spacious dining
room. Among those present were:
Mrs. Judge Young, Mrs. EdgertOn, Mrs.
Fred DriscOIl, ST., Miss Dean. Mrs. Mil
ton Griggs, Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. A. NJ.
Peabody, Mrs. Gilman, Mrs. Fred john
son, Mrs. Gen. Kruger, Miss Ruger. Mrs.
Jones, Mrs. Dalrymple, Miss Price,
Mrs. DR.. Stone, Miss Wood, Mrs.
E. W. Peet, Mrs. Lyman d;
Hodge, Mrs. Granger, Mrs. Ranney and
Miss FOrepaugh. Notwithstanding the
hCdOllCl lllClC hCIO NANOOA"NN eeAANe
beautiful costumes.
Mrs. J. J. Parker wore blue MORE
with pink chyrSanthemumS.
Mrs. Gilman-BIack silk lace, dia-
monds and point lace:
Miss FOrepaugh-White lace and
American beauty roses.
Mrs. Hay-COpper-cOlOred silk; dia-
monds and pearls,
Mrs. W. q. Strickland-Black silk,
decollete, and diamonds.
Mrs. Freeman-Gray silk with crystal
ornaments.
Mrs. Milton GriggS-Terra Gotta bro
cade, diamonds and roses.
Mrs. Ranney-PeacOck blue silk and
diamonds.
THE CARPENTER RECEPTION.
The residence of G. w. Carpenter,
sos st. Peter street, was filled with
gay throng Wednesday evening. The
occasion was the reception and dancing
party given by Mrs. c. W. Carpenter
and Miss Carpenter, in honor Of Mrs.
Carpenter and Miss Lillian Carpenter,
wife and daughter of the late Senator
Matt H. Carpenter, Wis. Mrs. Metcalf
and Miss Metcalf assisted in receiving.
The residence was beautifully deco
rated. and the parlOr, library and dining
room, having been canYaSed, were mo-
nOpolized by the dancers. Seibert's or
chestra furnished appropriate music,
and refreshments were served at II
O'Clock. One hundred guests were
present, among whom were Miss Rice,
Miss Harrington, Miss Washington,
Miss Dawson. the Misses Barrett, of
Kentucky; Miss Warner, Miss Min
niger, Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman. Miss
Perrin, DR.. Jones. Miss Perrin, Misses
Mcmillan, Smith Sturgis, Prince, Woods,
of New York: and MesSrs. Cochran,
Fox, Hall, Fitzgerald, PrOudfit. Spiel,
Knight, Hastings, Williams, Wood.
Wiley, Wurtz and Reed. of New York.
Mrs. c. W. Carpenter wore an elegant
costume of gray satin with Vaien-
ciennes lace Oyer-dreSs, diamond orna-
mentS and natural flowers. Mrs. M.
II. Carpenter wore mourning costume
of rich black silk, with jet ornaments
and trimmings to correspond. Mrs. Met
calf, rich reception costume Of casserole
shade and antique lace: flowers and dia-
mOnd ornaments. Miss Lillian Carpen-
ter, decollete costume of black jetted
silk, dancing length, low cOrSage,
amber Jewels. Miss Carpenter. white
satin decollete, Valenciennes lace pearl
ornaments.
OLD SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED.
Tuesday evening Acker post was en-
tertained by the ladies of the Relief
corps, who gave supper and musical
and literary treat at the post hal, corner
Third and Exchange streets. The au-
dience was composed of old soldiers. the
ladies of the Relief corps, Daughters
and Sons of Veterans in their neat uni
forms. Quite a lengthy programme was
rendered, beginning with duet
by the Misses Hawkins and Harris.
Capt. II. A. Castle was then introduced
and he spoke at some length OH the
Soldiers home, its purpose and OBJ
iect and the method in which it
is being managed. Fall in Old
Soldiers was the subject of a
recitation by Miss Belle Morse, after
which came a song by the Misses Harris
and LightbOurn. REGULATIONS by Miss
Hawkins, Miss Jaeger, Miss Lille
Lightbourn, Miss Simpson and Mrs.
1pp; silent drill exercises by MeSSrS.
Harding and Lightbourn; song by j.
g. Clark; ventTiloquiSm by D.A. Miller,
and an army song by all present, COM
pleted the literary and musical part of
the entertainment. Refreshments were
then served, after which the hop began,
lasting until an early hour this morning.
WOODLAND PARK CHURCH SOCIAL.
On Tuesday afternoon and evening
the ladies of the Woodland Park Bap-
fist church on Selby avenue held their
fourth annual sale and supper, at the
church parlOrs, which had been appro-
priately decorated for the occasion.
The afternoon was devoted to the sale
of fancy articles and Christmas pres
entS OF all descriptions. In the evening
about 200 were present, who enjoyed
the supper and an Interesting pro-
gramme by the young peO-
pie of the church. On the
right of the reception room
the visitors were introduced to the
Clancy table, in the charge of Miss
Nettie Griffin, Miss Sarah Hall, Mrs.
Evans and Miss Annie Hurd. On the
opposite side of the room was the sale
OF aprons, presided over by Mrs. Eos
dick and Mrs. Shandrew, and the most
tempting booth of all was the one
devoted to confectionery and ice cream,
with bouquets and souvenirs of this at
tractive corner, which was presided
over by Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Reid, Miss
Burtis and Miss Reid. The dining
room was under the management of
Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Beck,
Mrs. barrow, Mrs. Hall and several
others.
AT THE FIRST BAPTIST.
The new and elegant parlorS of the
First Baptist church were thrown open
for the first time Thursday evening.
The occasion was the annual sale of hol-
idav goods by the Ladies' society. The
fancy goods table contained all the nice
little knicknackS that so delight the eyes
of the female sex. The following ladies
conducted this table: Mrs. A. S. Tai
mage, Mrs. II. c. Drake and Mrs. Van
DuZee. Mrs. E. II. Milham had charge
of the candy table. The dairymaids,
Misses Barber, Randall, Hope, Swan
and Randall, wore white muslin caps
and aprons. Five gentlemen, disguised
with aprons, assisted at this table and
kept the ladies from growing lonesome.
Cakes, pies, fruit. ETC., were the attrac-
fions AT the houSekeeperS' table, in